List of Bird SitesClicking on a highlighted Site Name will open a Site Description and clicking on its highlighted map reference will open a location map. A Google Map showing the location of all of the listed bird sites is also shown below.

Climate & HabitatThe province of Granada has an area of 12,531 square kilometres with only 102 km of coast. Granada province has rich climatic and geographical variations , from the vegetation found in the mountainous Sierra Nevada to its tropical coast, where winter temperatures can reach 20C, whereas in some villages of the Sierra Nevada the temperature can sink to 10C below zero. The Sierra Nevada peaks can be snow covered all year; they reach their maximum altitude in Mulhacen (3,481 m), which is the highest mountain in mainland Spain.

The province has a mean altitude of 662m above sea level, which indicates just how mountainous this province is. It has an average temperature of 15C, 250 sunny days per year and an annual rainfall of 61.7 cm. The mean annual temperature is 14C, with a recorded maximum of 40C and a minimum of minus 10C. Rain is heaviest in November, March and April and the most stable temperatures are during spring and autumn.

All habitats exist in Granada but they are dominated by interior rocky terrain and scrub.

Grid MapThe data for every sighting that is recorded, is linked to a 10x10km grid. The map below shows enough detail to allow members to determine in which grid they have sighted their birds. If more detail is required the Centro Nacional de Imformación Geográfica has produced maps of the provinces of Andalucia on a scale of 1:200,000, which also show the 10x10km grid. They can be purchased from most large book stores.

Click on the map to obtain an enlarged view or if you prefer click here for a (downloadable) Pdf file